The dream of playing for a national championship at home was realized when the Hope College volleyball team advanced to the quarterfinals.

But the dream was quickly blocked by Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which stunned the No. 2 Flying Dutch 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 Thursday night in front of a sold-out DeVos Fieldhouse crowd.

"We feel lousy right now, but we did things no other team at Hope has done," Hope senior Mari Schoolmaster said. "It has been an amazing run."

Hope finished its season 32-3. Stevens Point advanced to face Cal Lutheran in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Stevens Point is the only team other than No. 1 Calvin to beat Hope all season. Calvin advanced to Friday's semifinals with a 3-1 win over UMass-Boston on Thursday.

"I felt like Stevens Point played a great match," Hope coach Becky Schmidt said. "They limited their errors and we had a hard time putting them in difficult positions. I am proud of my team and the effort that they made."

The Pointers (35-4) out blocked Hope 26-13.

"They did a good job closing," Hope senior Courtney Earles said. "It is hard because their defense was picking up the tip. They sent a lot balls over right away."

Jenna Grasmeyer and Schoolmaster slammed kills on the first two points of the match but the Pointers quickly tied it 7-7 and surged ahead on two kills by Emma Brunkhorst.

Brunkhorst had a match-high 13 kills and four blocks. She was matched up against Hope front row with four 6-foot hitters and four All-Americans.

"It makes you what to win more," Brunkhorst said of the challenge. "It makes you want to fight."

It was the same fight that Stevens Point showed when they knocked off defending national champion St. Thomas (Minn.) on their home floor in the regional final.

"We came out of a tough regional," Stevens Point coach Abbey Sutherland said. "I knew Hope would be tough. We embraced it. The crowd was awesome."

Grasmeyer, a first-team All-American, led Hope with 11 kills and added 11 digs. Anna Lynch added nine and Amy VanderStoep (West Ottawa), an All-American honorable mention, had eight. Schoolmaster had seven and Earles, a second-team All-American, had six in their final matches. Lauren Hazekamp, an All-American setter, had 33 assists and nine digs. Allie Mitchell totaled 16 digs and Alexis Thompson added 10.